Hey, Let’s Talk Relationship Coffee In Melbourne

Day Two of the proceedings got started with a conversation between Jorge Cuevas (Sustainable Harvest), Patrick Griffin (INTL FCStone ), and Juan David Rendon (Cooperativa de Andes ), discussing the financial side of the industry and how to manage the inevitable peaks and troughs of the coffee market. Following on, Nolan Hirte (Proud Mary Coffee Roasters ) and Rachel Peterson were joined by David Griswold onstage to talk about one of the coffee world’s most impressive success stories: the Geisha variety. With the Peterson family responsible for growing the Geisha that created incredible waves of hype and record-breaking prices, and Hirte behind the importing and serving of many rare Geishas to the people of Melbourne, this discussion spanned the supply chain. While Geisha is often one of the most expensive varieties in the coffee world, the consensus of the panel was that i...